Logan, Ontario (1881 census)
Logan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,355. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262070. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.536°N, 81.156°W.
Population
In 1881, Logan had a population of 3,355: 1,750 male and 1,605 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 698 |
| 1861 | 2,259 |
| 1871 | 3,199 |
| 1881 | 3,355 |
| 1891 | 3,093 |
| 1901 | 3,024 |
| 1911 | 2,829 |
| 1921 | 2,584 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Logan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,355 total population, 1,750 males, 1,605 females, 1,043 married persons, 582 families, 522 married females, 521 married males, 89 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,223 single persons under 18, 1,193 single males under 18, 1,030 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 580 occupied houses, 573 inhabited houses, 36 uninhabited houses, 7 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 139,460 bushels of oats, 106,870 bushels of winter wheat, 101,031 bushels of turnips, 53,692 bushels of peas and beans, 51,861 bushels of potatoes, 36,426 bushels of other root crops, 10,960 bushels of spring wheat, 7,988 bushels of barley, 6,826 acres of wheat, 5,886 tons of hay, 4,697 acres of hay crops, 497 acres of potatoes, 359 bushels of corn, 187 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 187 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,355 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON172001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137009_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262070
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Logan, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/logan-on172001-1881/.